diaper trouble...

DS is 16 months, and learned a while back to take his diaper off... We learned the hard way that he had to sleep in pants! Lol. But now he knows how to take his pants off too!!! After nap today I got the very nasty surprise! Any ideas how to keep him in his diaper?? And I know 16 months is way early for potty training, but is taking off diapers when they are dirty a sign he's ready for us to slowly introduce a potty? I just know I can't keep cleaning these messes!! Lol. Thanks for any ideas!

DS is 16 months, and learned a while back to take his diaper off... We learned the hard way that he had to sleep in pants! Lol. But now he knows how to take his pants off too!!! After nap today I got the very nasty surprise! Any ideas how to keep him in his diaper?? And I know 16 months is way early for potty training, but is taking off diapers when they are dirty a sign he's ready for us to slowly introduce a potty? I just know I can't keep cleaning these messes!! Lol. Thanks for any ideas!

My son did it too at the same age. We ended up having to put him in overalls and onsies a lot. He eventually stopped, so I don't have a lot of advice for you except to put him in clothes he can't take off. As for potty training readiness, I don't really know. My son is now 2 1/2 and were just about to start potty training.

Good luck.

My son did it too at the same age. We ended up having to put him in overalls and onsies a lot. He eventually stopped, so I don't have a lot of advice for you except to put him in clothes he can't take off. As for potty training readiness, I don't really know. My son is now 2 1/2 and were just about to start potty training.

My daughter was almost 2 when she started doing this. First thing I tried was putting her to sleep in a onesie. That only worked for a few days. The thing that I found worked the best was putting duct tape across the front and one piece on either side of her diaper. I don't know if it was just coincidence, but after we put her in a big girl bed, she stopped undressing herself. Good luck!

My daughter was almost 2 when she started doing this. First thing I tried was putting her to sleep in a onesie. That only worked for a few days. The thing that I found worked the best was putting duct tape across the front and one piece on either side of her diaper. I don't know if it was just coincidence, but after we put her in a big girl bed, she stopped undressing herself. Good luck!

Thanks ladies! I've been putting him in footless sleepers that zip up the back, no escaping there! :). We got him a big boy potty to introduce, but he doesn't seem at all interested, so looks like we'll have an extra potty setting around for a while! Lol. It was worth a shot though. At least it's just cleaning diapers now, not his whole body and crib!! :)

Thanks ladies! I've been putting him in footless sleepers that zip up the back, no escaping there! :). We got him a big boy potty to introduce, but he doesn't seem at all interested, so looks like we'll have an extra potty setting around for a while! Lol. It was worth a shot though. At least it's just cleaning diapers now, not his whole body and crib!! :)

My daughter started doing this at the same age.... We bought her a potty and she just thought it was a toy... So we put her in onesies until she stopped pulling the diapers off. Or try pull ups. Shes 20 months now and she's potty trained!! 16 months is early but keep trying to encourage him to use the potty. He will use it when he's ready. Sounds like he's starting to understand when his diaper is dirty. He just doesn't have the control yet. Thats how it started with my lo. HTH.

My daughter started doing this at the same age.... We bought her a potty and she just thought it was a toy... So we put her in onesies until she stopped pulling the diapers off. Or try pull ups. Shes 20 months now and she's potty trained!! 16 months is early but keep trying to encourage him to use the potty. He will use it when he's ready. Sounds like he's starting to understand when his diaper is dirty. He just doesn't have the control yet. Thats how it started with my lo. HTH.

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